Trump Out of Venezuela Rally Sunday, Jan. 4, 2:00 p.m., Fruitvale Plaza, Oakland
Jan. 3, 2026 — The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) strongly condemns the international lawlessness of the neo-fascist U.S., the violent aggression and blatant attacks on the people(s)-centered human rights of Venezuelans, and violations of Venezuela’s sovereignty. The U.S. bombed dozens of sites throughout Venezuela in the early morning of Saturday, Jan. 3, under the cover of darkness to accelerate their war against Venezuela and sow terror in the country, killing civilians and destroying key infrastructure in the process. The rogue empire has also kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores and is allegedly taking them to New York to prosecute them in U.S. courts. This cowardly and blatantly illegal act reminds us all of the kidnapping of Jean-Bertrand Aristide from Haiti in 2004, a move that kicked off the ongoing U.S.-led occupation of Haiti, as well as the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989.
In his press conference detailing the operation, U.S. President Trump claims that the U.S. will “run” the Venezuelan government to ensure a “transition” and is prepared to continue attacking the country again. Yet, we know that the U.S. is not running Venezuela at the moment, and this is part of the U.S.’s psychological war and will not be accepted by the people of Venezuela.
In the face of these attacks, the working class, revolutionary people and popular movements of Venezuela have taken to the streets in support of the Bolivarian Revolution. Outside of Venezuela, anti-imperialist, anti-war and pro-peace movements and organizations must continue to defend and stand alongside the brave people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
We unite with the communiqué shared by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which detailed that:
“The objective of this attack is none other than to seize Venezuela’s strategic resources, particularly its oil and minerals, attempting to break the Nation’s political independence by force. They will not succeed. After more than two hundred years of independence, the people and their legitimate Government remain firm in defense of sovereignty and the inalienable right to decide their own destiny. The attempt to impose a colonial war to destroy the republican form of government and force a ‘regime change’ in alliance with the fascist oligarchy will fail, as have all previous attempts.”
We must understand that this is not a singular moment but a continuation of the decades-long war on the Bolivarian Revolution to destroy Venezuela’s sovereignty. This imperialist intervention has been made possible because of the complete abdication of any semblance of international law after over two years of genocide in Gaza, the development of methods of imperialist intervention tested on nations like Haiti that have long violated the declaration of the Americas as a Zone of Peace, the acquiescence of regional governments in the Americas to U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean and subversion throughout the hemisphere, the ongoing colonial occupation of Puerto Rico, and the bipartisan intensification of repression domestically throughout the United States.
For those in North America, we echo the calls to mobilize and coordinate resistance against this violence and subversion from within the empire. We must take to the streets, and mobilizations are taking place throughout the United States in support of the Venezuelan people. For those outside the U.S., Venezuelan movements and organizations are asking for mobilizations outside of U.S. embassies and diplomatic installations around the world.
As we mobilize, we remind everyone of publicly available resources to support education, mobilization and resistance here:
- Hands Off Venezuela linktree: linktr.ee/handsoffvenezuela
- Black Alliance for Peace: https://blackallianceforpeace.com/defend-venezuela-2025
Beyond mobilization in the coming days, opposing U.S. imperialism requires organized resistance beyond this moment. To do this and to struggle to construct a Zone of Peace in Our Americas, we encourage all progressive, radical, and anti-imperialist forces to join the Zone of Peace campaign and U.S./NATO Out of Our Americas Network: zoneofpeace.org.
Defend Venezuela’s Sovereignty!
Make Our Americas a Zone of Peace!
No Compromise No Retreat!
Mission of the Black Alliance for Peace
The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) seeks to recapture and redevelop the historic anti-war, anti-imperialist, and pro-peace positions of the radical Black movement. Through educational activities, organizing and movement support, organizations and individuals in the Alliance will work to oppose both militarized domestic state repression and the policies of de-stabilization, subversion and the permanent war agenda of the U.S. state globally.
Learn more truth; skip the lies
When we heard the news this morning, we scrambled to find good coverage. Mainstream American news made us want to scream – you too? Checking email revealed a message from the publisher of the newspaper that inspired us to take on the Bay View. Way back in the 1980s, our friend Marian Butcher published a radical Black grassroots paper in Anchorage, Alaska, called Action Alaska. She still knows how to spot a good story. When she sent this story by Black Alliance for Peace, she added a note with other recommendations. Here’s what she wrote:
“Siblings and Friends,
“Here is some of the best ‘real’ news I have come across today. As the US continues to escalate its rogue aggression against the sovereignty of Venezuela, it is critical to spotlight the masses of people of the entire region and their centuries-old struggle for Latin American sovereignty.
“Here are two podcasts that I thought did great emergency coverage:
“Breakthrough News https://www.youtube.com/live/-8qzLy8nnaY?si=3LthaO0XGI1xBJSD
“Black Power Media https://www.youtube.com/live/UD5PLuw5l3Y?si=7hSCT6qpGEDcRxwI
“Also below is a link to a statement by BAP, Black Alliance for Peace.
“And finally, here’s a link to teleSUR English. They’ve had live, on-the-ground updates. Home – teleSUR English”
